This Handbook entry presents a conceptual, normative overview of the subject of taxation. It emphasizes the relationships among the main functions of taxation -- notably, raising revenue, redistributing income, and correcting externalities -- and the mapping between these functions and various...

Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt die Grundkenntnisse der internationalen Steuerlehre, um die Relevanz von Steuerwirkungen bei grenzüberschreitenden Sachverhalten beurteilen zu können. Neben einer systematisch-theoretischen Einführung werden die Grundbegriffe sachverhaltsorientiert und praxisnah...

Multinational enterprises make use of aggressive tax planning strategies because they are able to operate in the legal vacuum that exists between nation states. The tax burden is not mitigated by falsifying the facts of tax-relevant events (as in the case of tax evasion) or through simulation of...